Uncle Sam’s Position, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Uncle Sam’s Position, from "Harper's Weekly"
Uncle Sam’s Position, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished February 10, 1877
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/4 in. × 9 in. (33.7 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 11/16 in. (40.2 × 27.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.362
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "Open your mouth and shut your eyes, and see what it will bring you." typeset beneath title in black ink.

Additional Details

Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at center right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "104," publisher, and publication date "February 10, 1877" typeset above image in black ink.
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